I've mentioned the public health dangers of non-therapeutic or "subtherapeutic" use of antibiotics in livestock on these pages before. District 8 Senate candidate and organic farmer Charlie Johnson has a thought or two on the topic as well. Charlie and…
Posts tagged as “health”
A friend sends me the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which finds that South Dakotans just barely miss the top ten for folks who feel like they're living the good life. We rank 11th on personal perception of well-being. A number…
South Dakota legislators may propose a "fetal pain" bill that would outlaw abortion after 20 weeks. Even GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum would tell them that any such ban must include an exception to protect the health and life of…
Crazy Horse shouted the battle cry, "Hoka hey!" meaning "It's a good day to die!" (Crazy Horse stole that from the Klingons.) Oglala Sioux activist Russell Means need not shout that today... but he can shout whatever he wants, in…
My Yankton neighbor The Displaced Plainsman notes that we South Dakotans are getting less sleep than our neighbors. Our lack of sleep reflects a national trend of missing out on sleep due to financial pressures and increasing entertainment distractions. But…
As I catch up on news in my new local paper, I read that gambling revenue for July was down 4% from the amount from the same month last year. For 2011 so far, gambling revenue is down 6.7% compared…